Going green

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company is looking to invest 15 billion dollars (around AED 55 billion) on renewable energy in the capital by 2015. Around three billion dollars has already been invested, and 10 billion dollars will be made available by 2015/2016 for alternate and renewable energy programmes. The initiative will include wind, solar and hydrogen-based power projects in Abu Dhabi, which will assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.